The lifting solutions business of Axel Johnson International went out of Europe for the first time, acquiring five lifting companies in Australia. Jenny Eagle told LEEA about the news and its announcement of the establishment of the Australia and New Zealand Regional Council.

The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) established the Australia and New Zealand Regional Committees to exercise greater local control and ownership of local decisions through its own personnel, budget and work plan.

It selected 10 industry leaders to form a committee dedicated to raising awareness of LEEA in the region, demonstrating its strengths, expanding its needs and image in major industries, and focusing on local initiatives that support specific needs in the region. They will work together to bring greater benefits to the lifting industry in Australia and New Zealand and support LEEA's goals in the region.

The team includes Steve Flint, the founder and CEO of Western Australia Rigging Shed, and the LEEA Board of Directors Australia Regional Director; Adam Thompson, MD, Stenhouse Lifting; Guy Roberts, Managing Director of Adelaide Noble & Son; Ashley Thacker, General Manager, Ranger Lifting Rigging Safety (New South Wales and Victoria); Andy Campbell, Bunz, Queensland National Technical and Service Manager; Mark Eberhard, General Manager, RMB Lifting, Adelaide; Lifting Victoria Branch Manager Navin Kumar; Active Lifting Equipment Owner David Wilson; New Zealand Cookes Service Business Manager Rob Smit and LEEA Australia Regional General Manager Justin Boehm.

The Australia and New Zealand Regional Councils are the first step towards LEEA’s “hub and custom” model, which aims to maximize the association’s global footprint through regional delivery. Australia and New Zealand provide templates for advancing work with similar regional committees in the Middle East and Southeast Asia later this year.

"This is an incredibly exciting opportunity for the region and a huge benefit for the lifting equipment industry in Australia and New Zealand," Boehm said. "The regional committees will be led by local industry leaders to promote the benefits of LEEA membership and look forward to the future of a very important industry. With their support and guidance, we will gain the recognition that members deserve.

"We want to set up a regional committee to become more regional because its members are somewhat different from those of the United Kingdom. This is a great opportunity for us to shape the model for providing services to our members here.

"There are some great activities and training development plans in preparation. The best part is that as a lifting community, the area is uniting to put aside personal business and commercial priorities and work together to improve lifting standards. And cooperate with the government, local industry and safety regulators to ensure this."

A specific work plan directly in line with LEEA's global strategic goals has been formulated, including: adhering to the gold standard; raising awareness of the outstanding performance of members; professional development of the entire industry; sustainable development and support for the global industry.

Boehm said that the biggest recent news in the region is the announcement of Axel Johnson International's global expansion in the lifting sector through the acquisition of five Australian companies; Rigging Shed, Lifting Victoria, Elevate Lifting & Rigging, Schillings lifting equipment and on-call lifting It took effect last month (August 31).

The two companies strategically distribute 10 sites in Western, Southern and Eastern Australia and will form a group under the leadership of Flint, which owns The Rigging Shed, the largest company in the group.

These companies have sales of approximately A$40 million, have 125 employees, and provide lifting and rigging equipment and related services. Their success is based on strong product knowledge, solid local relationships and a diverse customer base.

Today, these companies are associated through an organization called Global Lifting, and the companies cooperate in procurement within the organization.

"We are very excited about this opportunity. It is a milestone in our ambition to provide support to customers around the world. All companies have a solid market position, competent and dedicated colleagues, and we believe they will be a great fit for our team," Said Ralf Wiberg, MD, Lifting Solutions.

Flint added that being part of Axel Johnson International enables these companies to expand their product range, strengthen supplier relationships and market concepts, and look forward to growing with Lifting Solutions Group and its existing customer base.

"Acquisitions are at the core of Axel Johnson International's business model. Our focus is on establishing, owning and developing business groups in specific industrial sectors. Therefore, we are actively committed to defining and developing attractive industrial sectors with long-term growth potential. Industrial platform strategy," the company said in a statement.

"Our business is divided into six business groups: transmission system solutions, fluid handling solutions, lifting solutions, industrial solutions, power transmission solutions and transportation solutions. Over time, we have developed business groups The history of the company starts from a foundation-a platform-and then develops the business through geographic or product/service expansion.

"For example, we have established AxFlow in more than 30 years through a combination of organic growth and acquisitions in the fluid handling solutions business group. Recently, we have made a number of acquisitions in the service and after-sales support area to complement AxFlow. . Similarly, our lifting and cargo fixing business originated from the platform acquisition in the early 2000s, when we acquired the Forrankra Group. Today, these are part of the Transportation Solutions and Lifting Solutions business group.

"In our Industrial Solutions business group, we have identified three industrial market segments (industrial automation, mobile drive systems, and industrial services), and we are looking to expand into a larger, self-sustaining business group. Here , Our main focus is on geographic expansion through mergers and acquisitions.

"Our goal is to discover new opportunities beyond our current platform. This can be achieved through smaller bridgehead additions or slightly larger platform acquisitions. In each case, the goal is to build one over time. New business groups with an annual revenue potential of at least 100 million Euros. We look for industry segments in which distributors can play a strong value-added role between manufacturers and end customers, or by establishing in new regions A strong distribution network will internationalize strong products or system solutions."

All five companies issued a statement to their customers stating that their interaction methods have not changed; "We will continue to operate under the same transaction name as today. However, from September 1, 2021, the entity, ABN And bank details will change. We will notify our customers, suppliers and stakeholders of these changes in due course.

Lifting Victoria recently announced that it has been designated as an authorized distributor of Enerpac to provide hydraulic equipment and services in Victoria and the western region of the state. It also joined the Victorian Civil Contractors Association as an associate member, which is a 75-year-old industry organization that represents and serves the civil construction industry.

Enerpac recently partnered with PYBAR Mining Services to set a new industry best practice benchmark for the safe removal of large diameter reamers in underground environments.

PYBAR Mining Services uses Enerpac SL100 hydraulic gantry to provide a safe and effective way to lift and position heavy loads. Traditional cranes are not suitable and permanent elevated structures cannot be selected.

In underground mining around the world, patio reamers are used to dig round holes between the two floors of the mine without the use of explosives. Traditionally, disassembling the lifting hole reamer is a dangerous, complicated, expensive and time-consuming process.

PYBAR Mining Services Shaft and Shaft Lining Manager Phillip Viljoen said that in the shaft industry, once the reaming of an underground well is completed, there are two known methods for removing large diameter reamer heads.

"The first method is to lower the reamer head to the bottom of the shaft and use a thermal spray gun to cut the drill string and drag the reamer out of the hole, but this method exposes the workers engaged in this job to the possibility of rock falling – Uncontrollable danger," Viljoen said.

"The second method is to install the chest plate on the top of the hole above the rear of the reamer head, and use a pneumatic hoist to lift the reamer from the hole. Then the steel beam is placed across the hole, and the reamer is lowered onto it. The front is pulled away from the hole, disassembled and removed. This method is time-consuming and expensive, and is complicated in terms of ensuring the controls required to complete the job safely.

“We have used the pneumatic hoist method before, but due to the cost and complexity of the work we undertake, we are looking for improved and suitable solutions. Therefore, we have developed and safely tested the SL100 reamer lifting gantry system in cooperation with Enerpac. Become a safety victory for the entire wellbore industry."

Enerpac Asia Pacific Marketing Manager Antony Cooper added; “The SL100 hydraulic gantry system is the key to the successful removal of lifting hole reamers in underground environments. It provides a more effective way to remove large diameter reamers in underground environments while improving Security.

"SL100 hydraulic gantry uses the Intelli-Lift wireless control system for remote operation. All Enerpac hydraulic gantry includes this system. The Intelli-Lift controller provides superior safety by removing employees from the hoistway area during reamer lifting Sex and control. When the reamer is lifted out of the shaft, the reamer is pushed away from the open shaft and then covered with a hole cover to create a safe working area.

"For the safety and performance of the Enerpac Super Lift gantry series, the key lies in the slide rail on which it is located. The slide rail has 3m and 6m sections to choose from, which is essential for the safe installation of the gantry. The slide rail can lower the ground. Bear the pressure and ensure that the gantry is aligned during driving."

Enerpac SL series super hoisting gantry adopts 2-stage or 3-stage telescopic cylinders to provide first-class control and high capacity. The SL100 hydraulic gantry provides higher lifting capacity (up to 110 tons) than previous such gantry, while providing accurate load positioning on a compact 610 mm (2 ft) gauge.

The elevator is controlled by the Enerpac Intelli-Lift wireless control system, which eliminates the need for workers to approach the shaft area, but allows them to be in a safer position during the lifting process.

Elevate Lifting and Rigging recently received the World's Top Distributor Achievement Award from Straightpoint. The addition of calibration services for the Straightpoint series of load cells is a huge development for the company.

Straightpoint (SP) was acquired by the American lifting expert The Crosby Group last year. It is a weighing sensor manufacturing company headquartered in the United Kingdom, specializing in the production and calibration of force measurement, load monitoring, suspended load weighing, compression, and force sensing And wire rope tension measurement.

Dean Nelson, founder of NELCO Group (Elevate Lifting and Rigging, Schillings lifting equipment and load restraint systems), Elevate and CEO Dean Nelson approached Straightpoint in 2016 after seeing the niche of Australian load measurement products, hoping to become a distributor business.

“Recently, Dynamic Rigging Hire in Australia completed the test of two 90.7-ton Shuttlelift mobile gantry cranes using 100-ton Crosby Straightpoint (SP) Radiolink and load cells in Melbourne. Dynamic is a lifting and rigging equipment rental company. The company purchases load cells from Elevate Lifting and Rigging, which is its preferred partner for force measurement solutions. Elevate was formerly a Lifting Equipment Specialist (HES) and also provides professional lifting equipment to the Australian market," Nielsen said.

"The tested Shuttlelift crane reaches 91.5 tons, and end users will use it to lift prefabricated super T-beams at a manufacturing plant in the western suburbs of the city. They must be load tested to meet Australian standards before being put into use; they will also accept Test regularly to maintain compliance.

Radiolink plus combines a pair of lifting shackles with a capacity of 120 tons, a round sling with a capacity of 100 tons and a Maxirig spreader beam with a capacity of 145 tons. The owner of the crane hired the services of its mobile crane supplier to assist with the counterweight, and the latter asked Dynamic to provide rigging for lifting the counterweight pallet and calibrated load cells to record the test.

"This is a valuable partnership between us and General Manager Ross Johnson and his team in Dynamic. This mobile crane supplier uses one of the Fraanna cranes to place the counterweight in the superlift pallet and weighs The setup of the heavy sensor and rigging device is also very simple," Nelson added. "The readings are monitored by crane technicians who use load cells to adjust the scale system on the crane.

"Both cranes were load tested and the operating system was set up in one afternoon. The next day, we conducted operator training, and the cranes were finally put into use in a very busy prefabricated yard." SP's best-selling product Radiolink plus is used in conjunction with the Handheld plus reading device to enable the rigging team to monitor the crane from a safe distance. They use the long-range 2.4GHz version, which provides a wireless range of 1,000 meters (3,280 feet). However, Bluetooth output can also be used to connect to any smartphone running the manufacturer's free HHP app (named Handheld plus) on iOS or Android, with a range of up to 100m (328 feet).

"Radiolink plus has been widely introduced in early case studies, but in every application in our industry, its various functions have been demonstrated in our industry. We strive to provide our customers with more services , And by providing distinctive quality standards in our products, we have earned our reputation and built a reputation in the lifting and rigging industry. SP’s technology is aligned with this ongoing strategy," Nelson said.

According to the British "Guardian" report, according to a report by the Blue Economic Cooperation Research Center, Australia has the potential to develop a large-scale offshore wind energy industry from the ground up, with abundant resources near existing substations across the continent.

Climate/Environment editor Adam Morton wrote that although the International Energy Agency nominates Australia as one of the world’s “top three” renewable energy sources alongside solar and onshore wind, it claims that Australia has not yet used important Offshore wind power capacity.

The study found that more than 2,000GW of offshore wind turbines can be installed in areas within 100 kilometers from the substation, such as Hunter and Latrobe valleys and Gladstone, etc., which are particularly suitable because they are close to the transmission grid and are powerful when solar power is generated. Sea wind. Onshore wind power production is limited.

Dr. Chris Briggs, research director of the Institute for Sustainable Futures at the University of Technology Sydney and author of the report, said that offshore wind power can be built on a much larger scale than solar or onshore wind power-a project up to 2GW-and can generate more More electricity per megawatt capacity.

According to the report, Australia has 10 offshore wind power projects under development, with a total capacity of 25GW, all of which are in the early stages. The most advanced is the US$10 billion Southern Star, a 2.2GW wind farm planned to be between 7km and 25km offshore in South Gippsland.

According to the report, the total offshore wind energy target in 2030 is about 200GW, including 60GW in the European Union, 40GW in the UK and 12GW in South Korea. Japan plans to reach 45GW by 2040.

LEEA’s Boehm agreed and stated that Australia’s potential for access to more renewable energy is huge, and it was only recently emphasized by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC), which detailed how man-made greenhouse gases can cause unprecedented damage .

According to the World Economic Forum, the IPCC, composed of 195 governments, is one of the most reliable sources of climate science. Its IPCC climate change report contains several key findings: The temperature rises faster than we thought; it is expected that the global average temperature will rise in the future, the sea level will rise, and the frequency of heat waves will increase. The report "is the red code of mankind", but scientists say that if the world moves quickly, a disaster can be avoided.

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